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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: milhouse on February 13, 2008, 04:06:23 pm
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Has anyone used hammered paint on their cab? Most of my cab is going to be covered with vinyl artwork, i think, but I'm curious as to whether anyone has used hammered paint and how it looks, and if anyone has tried to put artwork over it.
Thanks
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It looks great on small metal parts. I don't know how well it would look on the sides os a cab. I think the texture will show through the vinyl stickers.
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I haven't used the hammered paint, but I've used the "Stone Creations" paint quite a bit.
It's nice because it hides flaws, but it requires alot of overpainting.
You start with a base coat, then put on the stone flecks coat, then go over that with several layers of clear.
It works really nice for the coin door panel on cabs though.
I've used it on several CP's as well, but didn't bother to paint the area under the overlay with the stone part.
I was using .010 thick lexan for my overlays, so it covered any imperfections in the wood/paint, underneath them.
If you are planning to use vinyl without a heavy overlaminate, it will show every imperfection in the panel beneath it--especially if the art is not really busy.
I quick covered a couple CP's with black vinyl, just to have something on them, and it showed every dent, every nick, and every spot that the wood filler was "almost" completely flat.
That was thin glossy vinyl though, so it was the reflections that were the main culprit in showing flaws.
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It is hard to tell in this picture, but I used Rust-o-leum hammered metal paint on this cab.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12801.0;attach=34386;image) (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=12801.msg100228#msg100228)
The hammered paint really doesn't have much texture. Just like any other paint it can show some texturing from the application method. If you use a roller, buy the best foam covers you can find. Otherwise you will have to spend a lot of time picking fuzz or foam bits out of your paint job.